Wong stated that he requested a public fight with Lee after Lee had issued an open challenge during a demonstration at a Chinatown theater in which he claimed to be able to defeat any martial artist in San Francisco. Wong contested the notion that Lee was fighting for the right to teach whites as most of his students were Chinese. Īccording to Linda Lee Cadwell, Bruce Lee's wife, Lee's teaching of Chinese martial arts to white people made him unpopular with Chinese martial artists in San Francisco. Fight with Bruce Lee Īccounts of Wong's fight with Lee are controversial, as it was unrecorded and held privately at Chinatown, Oakland in 1964, when both men were in their early 20s. He was best known for his controversial duel with Bruce Lee in 1964.īorn in 1941 in Hong Kong, Wong was a master of Taijiquan, Xingyiquan and Northern Shaolin.
Wong Jack-man (born 1941 – December 26, 2018) was a Chinese martial artist and teacher. In this Chinese name, the family name is Wong.
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